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Author : Jonathan H. X. Lee
Release : 2011
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Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife by : Jonathan H. X. Lee
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife written by Jonathan H. X. Lee. This book was released on 2011. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jonathan H. X. Lee
Release : 2010-12-21
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife [3 volumes] by : Jonathan H. X. Lee
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife [3 volumes] written by Jonathan H. X. Lee. This book was released on 2010-12-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive compilation of entries documents the origins, transmissions, and transformations of Asian American folklore and folklife. Equally instructive and intriguing, the Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife provides an illuminating overview of Asian American folklore as a way of life. Surveying the histories, peoples, and cultures of numerous Asian American ethnic and cultural groups, the work covers everything from ancient Asian folklore, folktales, and folk practices that have been transmitted and transformed in America to new expressions of Asian American folklore and folktales unique to the Asian American historical and contemporary experiences. The encyclopedia's three comprehensive volumes cover an extraordinarily wide range of Asian American cultural and ethnic groups, as well as mixed-race and mixed-heritage Asian Americans. Each group section is introduced by a historical overview essay followed by short entries on topics such as ghosts and spirits, clothes and jewelry, arts and crafts, home decorations, family and community, religious practices, rituals, holidays, music, foodways, literature, traditional healing and medicine, and much, much more. Topics and theories are examined from crosscultural and interdisciplinary perspectives to add to the value of the work.
Author : Jonathan H. X. Lee
Release : 2014-05-23
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis Asian American Identities and Practices by : Jonathan H. X. Lee
Download or read book Asian American Identities and Practices written by Jonathan H. X. Lee. This book was released on 2014-05-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asian American Identities and Practices: Folkloric Expressions in Everyday Life probes the intersection, interplay, and interconnection of Asian and Asian American folklore and folklife in globally fluid and culturally creative landscapes among Asian American communities and subjects. Asian American folklore, as a way of life and practice, has emerged and continues to emerge as Asian Americans lay claim and take root in the American mosaic. As such, the contributors in this volume all show how the Asian American historical experiences and continued international migration inform the production of new folkloric practices, subjectivities, and ideologies, which in turn strengthen specific Asian American ways of life while normalizing folklore that are squarely produced in Asian America. This collectionillustrates that Asian American folklore and folklife is interwoven with social relationships, the creation of various types of ethnic, cultural, and national identities, and adaptive strategies within the particular historical periods, communities, and shifting boundaries and demographics of Asian America. The global context of Asian American folklore and folklife, especially in the racially charged post-9/11 context, bespeaks how Asians, past and present, maneuver the cultural spaces of their host society and old traditions to create new sites and new opportunities for cultural folkloric production and expression in everyday life.
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Release : 2006
Genre : Folklore
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Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of American Folklife by :
Download or read book Encyclopedia of American Folklife written by . This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers approximately 270 essays on topics in American folklife as diverse as chain letters, the Internet, Little Havana, fans of heavy metal music, Wiccans, and zydeco.
Author : Liz Locke
Release : 2009
Genre : Women
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Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Women's Folklore and Folklife: M-Z by : Liz Locke
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Women's Folklore and Folklife: M-Z written by Liz Locke. This book was released on 2009. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Topics covered include: Abortion; Banshee; Barbie Doll; Best Friend; Cinderella; Courtship; Cowgirl; Cyber culture; Erotic Folklore; Folk Photography; Glass Ceiling; Hair; Hip Hop Culture/Rap; Lesbian and Queer Studies; Marriage; Menstruation; Muslim Women's Folklore; Photocopy Lore; Quilt making; and many more. In addition, there are entries on women's folklore and folklife in 15 regions of the world, such as the Caribbean, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Western Europe. Entries provide cross-references and cite works for further reading, and the encyclopedia closes with a selected bibliography of print and electronic resources. Students learning about history, world cultures, religion and spirituality, healing and traditional medicine, and literature will welcome this companion to the daily life of women across time and continents. FEATURES AND BENEFITS: 4 substantial overview essays survey the present state of scholarship on women's folklore and folklife around the world.
